On the space of maps inducing isomorphic connections
Ramadas, T. R.
Annales de l'Institut Fourier, Tome 32 (1982), p. 263-276 / Harvested from Numdam

Soit ω la connexion universelle du fibré EU(n)BU(n). Étant donné un U(n)-fibré principal PM muni d’une connexion A, on détermine le type homotopique de l’espace des applications de M dans BU(n) telles que (φ + EU(n),φ + ω) soit isomorphe à (P,A). (On désigne par φ + l’image réciproque.)

Let ω be the universal connection on the bundle EU(n)BU(n). Given a principal U(n)-bundle PM with connection A, we determine the homotopy type of the space of maps φ of M into BU(n) such that (φ + EU(n),φ + ω) is isomorphic to (P,A). Here φ + denotes pull-back.

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Ramadas, T. R. On the space of maps inducing isomorphic connections. Annales de l'Institut Fourier, Tome 32 (1982) pp. 263-276. doi : 10.5802/aif.868. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/AIF_1982__32_1_263_0/

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